Poliocitellus franklinii

(Sabine, 1822)

Franklin's Ground Squirrel

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Euarchontoglires
Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Sciuromorpha
Family : Sciuridae
Subfamily : Xerinae
Tribe : Marmotini
Genus : Poliocitellus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Sabine, J. 1822-12-19. Account of the marmots of North America hitherto known, with notices and descriptions of three new species. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13(2):579-591.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/755337

Original name as described

Arctomys Franklinii

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:61a

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

type locality not given. Restricted by E. A. Preble in 1908 to Carlton House, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(IL,IA,NE,MO,SD,IN,MN,KS,ND,WI)

Taxonomy notes

moved to Poliocitellus from Spermophilus

Taxonomy notes citation

Helgen, K. M., Cole, F. R., Helgen, L. E., & Wilson, D. E. (2009). Generic Revision in the Holarctic Ground Squirrel Genus Spermophilus. Journal of Mammalogy, 90(2), 270-305. http://doi.org/10.1644/07-MAMM-A-309.1

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001767

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Arctomys Franklinii

(Sabine, 1822)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

franklinii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:61a

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

587

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/755337

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Name usages

  1. Sabine (1822:587, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/755337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68499)
  2. Sabine (1823:662, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32215469) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68385)
  3. Godman (1826:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165805) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67021)
  4. Fischer (1829:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  5. Richardson (1829:168, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27984676) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37662)

Arctomys Fränklini

(H. R. Schinz, 1825)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

franklini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

415

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523832

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Schinz (1825:415, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523832) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  2. Wagler (1830:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38965762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56273)

Spermophilus Franklini

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

franklini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

244

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207712

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:244, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207712) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:116) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Brandt (1844:379, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45978162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67169)
  4. Giebel (1855:635, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548826) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  5. Murray (1866:355, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  6. True (1885:594, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306388) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  7. Moore (1959:204) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6420)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1980:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Citellus franklinii

(A. H. Howell, 1938)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

franklinii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

133

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806526

Authority publication

North American Fauna

Name usages

  1. Howell (1938:133, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25806526) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16606)
  2. Necker & Hatfield (1941:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69510)

Spermophilus franklinii

(E. R. Hall & Kelson, 1959)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

franklinii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

351

Authority publication

New York

Name usages

  1. Hall & Kelson (1959:351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69357)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:368) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Hoffmann, Anderson, Thorington & Heaney (1993:446) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69019)
  5. Thorington & Hoffmann (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8554)

Spermophilus lorisrusselli

(Hibbard, 1976)

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

lorisrusselli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

UMMP 61136

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

282

Authority publication

Toronto

Poliocitellus franklinii

K. M. Helgen, Cole, L. E. Helgen, & D. E. Wilson, 2009

Family

Sciuridae

Root name

franklinii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

294

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Helgen, Cole, Helgen & Wilson (2009:294) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/6407)
  2. Bradley, Ammerman, Baker, Bradley, Cook, Dowler, Jones, Schmidly, Stangl, Van Den Bussche & Würsig (2014:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57785977) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19157)
  3. Wilson, Lacher & Mittermeier (2016:806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59599)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1001767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41787/22265037) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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